There has been a lot of different types of matches where the rules are allowed to be bent like a no holds barred match, a hardcore match, a leather strap match, a steel cage match and even a house of horrors match. One type of match that we have not covered that usually garners up some great matches in the history of the sport is the Ladder match which in it’s own right can be one hellacious kind of match. That is why for today we are checking out one from NJPW (New Japan Pro Wrestling) that features one current candidate for match of the year in 2017 in Kenny Omega taking on the beast Michael Elgin in a ladder match for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship at NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka jo-Hall. You had to wonder going into the match what kind of role Hangman Page and Yujiro Takahashi were going to play in the match as they hung out at ringside in Omega’s corner. Before the match could officially start, the referee inspected the ring and discovered that The Young Bucks were hanging out under the ring which made things a little better for Elgin. As soon as the bell rang, Omega tried to get a head start on Elgin, but it didn’t work as he was able to fend him off with a big shoulder block.

Omega was going to have to rely and his speed and agility in the ring against the powerhouse abilities of Michael Elgin and he was doing a very good job of it at first as Elgin put his power on display. A match of this magnitude is also about the spots and Kenny would use his head when he noticed Elgin grabbing the ladder, he springboard crossbodied himself on the ladder which landed on top of Elgin. He followed it up with a huge moonsault over the top rope and on to Elgin, but that is when it pays to be in a club because Page and Takahashi made their presence felt as they attacked Elgin. As Kenny grabbed a ladder and went into the ring, Page and Takahashi attempted to make him watch as Kenny climbed, but he fought out of it forcing Omega down and proceeded to use the ladder like a helicopter as he took out all three Bullet Club members. Elgin began to abuse the heck out Omega as he used the ladder to his advantage to punish him.

For most of the match, these guys were seriously punishing each other to the point you wondered just how much could they take. We see Kenny do a springboard sunset flip powerbomb over a ladder that Elgin was standing on. We see Elgin deliver a backbody drop and send Omega into the ladder crushing it and rendering it useless. After making a makeshift ladder table with two trash cans holding the ladder, Elgin gets powerbombed into it by Omega. They must use all of the ladders available to them as weapons as they beat each other senseless. They were also throwing everything they could at each other like big forearm shots from Elgin or a sling blade from Omega, but both refused to quit. Later in the match after he powerbombed Omega into two tables that didn’t break, he went for it, but The Young Bucks stopped it as they stopped him from climbing. They proceeded to handcuff him to the corner and they beat him up until Ricochet and Matt Sydal came to the rescue eliminating The Young Bucks. Noticing that Omega started climbing the ladder, Elgin used all of his strength to rip the handcuffs from the corner. He grabbed the ladder and sent Omega to the outside eliminating him from the picture as he climbed the ladder grabbing the belt for the win. What a match between the two reminding me of the Attitude Era.

As you are all aware, we have teamed up with Moshpits and Movies once again for the 6TH Annual Monster Entertainment Awards because after all we host the wrestling side of things. We have a lot of first for the Monster Entertainment Awards because we have added some new categories to the awards besides Male and Female Wrestler Of The Year. We have added the categories of Tag Team Of The Year, Match Of The Year, and Tag Team Match Of The Year because there is just so much goodness going down in the world of wrestling whether it be Ring Of Honor, NJPW (New Japan Pro Wrestling), WWE, TNA, Lucha Underground, etc. Right now, we are just here to tell you the nominees to every category, but when it’s time to vote, we will let all of you know because after all you are the ones who decide who wins. Here are the nominees and Don’t forget to like our page on Facebook at Facebook.com/MRXPUNCHOUT and follow us on Twitter too.:

Wrestler Of The Year

1. AJ Styles

2. Shinsuke Nakamura

3. Kevin Owens

4. Roman Reigns

5. Broken Matt Hardy

6. Bobby Lashley

7. Kenny Omega

8. Adam Cole

Female Wrestler Of The Year

1. Charlotte

2. Sasha Banks

3. Asuka

4. Bayley

5. Jade

6. Gail Kim

7. Sexy Star

8. Madison Eagles

Tag Team Of The Year

1. The Young Bucks

2. The New Day

3. Addiction

4. American Alpha

5. DIY

6. The Revival

7. Roppongi Vice

8. The Briscoe Brothers

Match Of The Year

1. Shinsuke Nakamura vs AJ Styles- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10

2. Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10

3. Kenny Omega vs Tetsuya Naito- NJPW G1 Climax 26- Day 18

4. Shinsuke Nakamura vs Sami Zayn- NXT Takeover Dallas

5. Kota Ibushi vs Cedric Alexander- CWC Tapings

6. AJ Styles vs John Cena- WWE Summerslam 2016

7. Dolph Ziggler vs The Miz- WWE No Mercy 2016

8. Marty Scurll vs Dragon Lee vs Will Ospreay- ROH Final Battle 16

Tag Team Match Of The Year

1. The Young Bucks vs The Addiction vs The Motor City Machine Guns- ROH/NJPW All Star Extravaganza VIII

I announced some time ago that we were going to do a tournament because there are just way too many wrestlers to choose from. So we did that back on Tuesday and we unleashed the indies brackets (it needed two) and the TNA bracket. As usual, we left it up to you guys to decide who you wanted to move ahead to be in the final set that actually competes for Wrestler Of The Year. Right here, we have the results of the indie brackets which includes wrestlers from Ring Of Honor, Revolution Pro, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Lucha Underground, and more. All matches were chosen at random from a hat and you voted. The first match up of the tournament saw former Revolution Pro star Zack Sabre Jr take on Lucha Underground star Pentagon Dark. You guys voted and unanimously voted Sabre through. The second match saw NJPW star Kazuchika Okada take on Ring Of Honor’s Bobby Fish and he ultimately moved on as Fish only received a vote.

Ring Of Honor’s Adam Cole took on the indie sensation Ricochet in the third match, but Cole won big with Ricochet only gaining a vote as well. The fourth and final match of the first bracket was a toss up as the 2016 NJPW Best of the Super Juniors tournament winner Will Ospreay fought Jay Lethal valiantly and won by getting 50% more of the votes. There was just way too many great indie stars that we couldn’t leave it to just one bracket, so we brought on another one. This bracket featured a couple of lopsided victories as Yujiro Kushida shut out Jeff Cobb and Kenny Omega also shut out his fellow Bullet Club brother Cody Rhodes. The other lopsided victory goes to The Villain Marty Scurll as he held Mexican star Fenix to only one vote. The big upset of the first round belongs to Kyle O’ Reilly who 72% of the votes over his opponent Kota Ibushi. So with all that being said, look below to find out who your second round matches are going to be and also be on the lookout for the second round voting.

The time has come for a new concept that we are doing on here at Mr.X’s Punch Out. Every year, we partner with Moshpits & Movies to hold the Male and Female Wrestler Of The Year Awards as part of their Monster Entertainment Awards. This year things had to change because we just have way too many wrestlers for eight coveted spots from the WWE, Ring Of Honor, TNA, New Japan Pro Wrestling, etc. So, we are holding a tournament for each wrestling organization with certain brands gaining so many spots in the final round. What we have here for you guys today is the indies which is made up of Ring Of Honor, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Lucha Underground, Revolution Pro, and various others. Competing in this bracket will be Jay Lethal, Zack Sabre Jr., Will Ospreay, Pentagon Dark, Ricochet, Bobby Fish, Kazuchika Okada, and Adam Cole. The wrestlers were paired at random and for the the quarterfinals, you have until Sunday at 12PM Eastern Time to vote for who you want to move on until there is only one left standing in this bracket so choose wisely. Check out the bracket below and vote:

I woke up today in a very jubilant mood because I realized that XWA’s Wrestlution 16 is today. XWA is an independent organization based out of Rhode Island that has hosted some of the best in the business like AJ Styles, Rhyno, and so many more. They also host some of the best in the independent world right now like Ricochet, Zach Sabre Jr., JT Dunn, Antonio Atama, TK O’Ryan, Vinny Marseglia, and so many more. The company’s annual extravaganza takes place this time at the company’s own XWA Event Center in West Warwick, Rhode Island and it promises to be one that people will never forget. Yesterday on their Facebook event page, they announced that NJPW stars Sho Tanaka and Yohey Komatsu were going to be at Wrestlution 16. The night is being headlined by a special triple threat match that features superstars Ricochet, Zach Sabre Jr. and JT Dunn all in one match. Last month at XWA Breakout, Zach Sabre Jr. went to battle with JT Dunn in a match that the winner would move on to Wrestlution to face Ricochet. The only problem is that the two fought to a draw and XWA then determined that they would both compete in the match against Ricochet setting up one hell of a main event.

The other main event of the night features The Miracle Mike Bennett facing XWA Champion and Kingdom member TK O’Ryan for the championship, but there’s a catch. TK is cashing in his special stipulation which allows him to have whoever he wants at ringside while Bennett is not allowed to have anyone. It seems a little unfair, but that is the stipulation the Miracle needs to deal with. That is definitely not all there is for the night people, there is a hell of a lot more. The night also features a six man Contract Stipulation Ladder Match which will feature Christian Casanova, Antonio Atama, Kevin Bennett, Devin Blaze, Nitro, and Ace. They are all fighting for the same thing that TK O’Ryan won last year and has used. In what should be a brutal match, Sami Callahan will be taking on Kingdom member Vinny Marseglia which means this is a must see match. In a triple threat match, Travis “Flip” Gordon welcomes former NXT stars Mr. 450, and Jon Cruz. TNA talent Braxton Sutter takes on the legendary Brian Fury while Wrestling royalty and third gen superstar Tessa Blanchard takes on Sumie Sakai. Rudeboy Riley will take on one half of The Irish Airborne in Jake Crist and I believe Ethan Case will take on Anthony Henry. This is definitely a night of wrestling that you absolutely do no want to miss and if you are not aqauinted with them yet, do yourself a favor and do so. You can check out their official website here and here are my predictions for the night: